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That makes the attacks more sophisticated, and possibly - more widespread.

However,BleepingComputeradded that in an average ransomware attack, there are multiple parties involved.

A laptop with a red screen with a white skull on it with the message: "RANSOMWARE. All your files are encrypted."

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